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Muscular man in combat gear, crouched in fighting stance on dark stage
Review

Gladiator II review – are you not entertained?!

by Hannah Strong

Paul Mescal picks up the man­tel as the aveng­ing angel of Rome in Rid­ley Scot­t’s long-await­ed but lack­lus­tre sequel.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three men in a lift, wearing casual clothing.
Review

All of Us Strangers review – a supernova of a film

by Hannah Strong

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are elec­tric in Andrew Haigh’s twist on the mod­ern ghost sto­ry, adapt­ed from Taichi Yamada’s cult novel.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man leans over a woman as they lie on a bed, their bodies partially obscured by bedding.
Review

Foe review – bewitching and terrifyingly plausible

by Leila Latif

Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre star in Garth Davies’ unnerv­ing sci-fi dra­ma, based on Iain Rei­d’s nov­el about a cou­ple’s dis­turbed exis­tence in an Amer­i­ca rav­aged by cli­mate change.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men engaged in an intense, passionate argument, their faces illuminated by warm orange lighting.
Festivals

All of Us Strangers – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are elec­tric in Andrew Haigh’s twist on the mod­ern ghost sto­ry, adapt­ed from Taichi Yamada’s cult novel.
Two people embracing intimately against a sunset backdrop.
Review

Carmen

by Robyn Quick

Ben­jamin Millepied’s reimag­in­ing of Georges Bizet’s clas­sic opera is beau­ti­ful to behold, but lacks musi­cal pizzazz.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person lying on a dark stage, wearing a pink dress and looking pensive.
Not Movies

Paul Mescal is animated by hatred in A Streetcar Named Desire

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A new pro­duc­tion at the Almei­da The­atre looks to com­ple­ment – rather that com­pete with – Mar­lon Bran­do’s icon­ic per­for­mance in Elia Kazan’s film.
A young man and woman resting together on a patterned sofa, the woman's head on the man's shoulder.
Review

Aftersun

by Savina Petkova

A young father and his 11-year-old daugh­ter take a hol­i­day to Turkey in Char­lotte Wells’ touch­ing debut.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Man with beard wearing baseball cap and blue shirt, standing next to horses.
Incoming

Andrew Haigh’s upcoming Strangers makes lovers of Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal

by Charles Bramesco

As the two men form a unique bond, Scot­t’s haunt­ed by the mem­o­ry of his long-deceased parents.
Two young people, a man and a woman, reclining together on a couch in a store setting, surrounded by shelves of goods.
Festivals

Aftersun – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Paul Mescal doesn’t quite nail his role as a depressed young father in this emo­tion­al­ly furtive debut dra­ma from Char­lotte Wells.
Two people, a man and a woman, standing outside a building. The man wears a khaki jacket, while the woman wears a black jumper. They appear to be in a rural or outdoor setting.
Festivals

God’s Creatures – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Emi­ly Wat­son and Paul Mescal enter into a bat­tle of moth­er-son wills in this gor­geous­ly-mount­ed but uno­rig­i­nal Irish thriller.